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The Justice Ministry’s Police Investigation Department (PID) filed an indictment under a plea arrangement against Border Police squad commander Eyal Haimov, accusing him of beating a Palestinian resident of the West Bank at a Jerusalem-area checkpoint and leaving him with a broken hand and bleeding.
The threat level to ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz has increased to "severe" after several Iranian attacks on tankers, a naval coalition led by the U.S. warned merchant vessels Tuesday.
President also threatens to pull all American troops from Europe and rails against Nato stance on Iran war
Two bombs exploded near a hotel in Damascus where French President Emmanuel Macron spent the night, wounding 18 people and overshadowing the first visit to Syria by an EU head of state since Bashar al-Assad was toppled.
The High Court of Justice gave the state until the end of Tuesday to respond to Tzohar Kashrut’s newly issued license as an official kashrut-certifying body, after senior officials in the Chief Rabbinate and Religious Services Ministry challenged the way it was granted.
Israel Police are conducting a broad series of operations this week in northern Israel to combat the rise in organized crime within the Arab Israeli population.
Israel's military killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, the territory's health officials said.
With yields blowing out today as they followed the sharp increase in oil prices after Iran struck no less than 3 ships crossing the Hormuz Strait (with a Trump response sure to follow), we doubt there was much focus on today's 3Y auction. Which is unfortunate because despite the selloff in the secondary market, the …
US President Donald Trump said he would lift sanctions on Turkey and consider selling F-35 jets to the country after arriving in Ankara for a high-stakes Nato summit dominated by tension between member states and US criticism of Europe's stance on the war in Iran.
On September 28, before the next elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will mark 19 years in office, spread over three separate terms.
Three vessels, including a Qatari LNG carrier, struck within hours close to Oman
Gulf countries' dependence on oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz could be significantly reduced by a pipeline linking the Gulf to Europe via Israel, Energy Minister Eli Cohen said, allowing them also to bypass Red Sea shipping disruptions.
The Israeli government has Ruth Cohen-Dar as Israel's ambassador to Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.
On Sunday, the IDF detained about 100 activists of the so-called "HaBashan Pioneers" settler movement who crossed from Israel through the Syrian buffer zone into the Syrian side of Mount Hermon.
RPG and anti-tank missile launchers were found in the bedroom of a civilian home in the village of Tallousa in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced on Tuesday.
Dr Hussam Abu Safiya’s lawyer, Nasser Odeh, said he had difficulty recognising him
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Israeli strikes killed at least three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, health officials in the enclave said.
Three tankers, including a Qatari LNG vessel, were struck within hours in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting peace mediator Doha to denounce an "unacceptable" Iranian attack.
A train company in the UK has banned its staff from wearing badges supporting Palestine while on duty after a pro-Israel legal group raised complaints over an employee wearing a "Palestine Solidarity" badge.
Former prime minister and defense minister Ehud Barak sharply attacked the government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday over the decision not to comply with rulings of the High Court of Justice. In an interview with Amichai Attali and Gideon Oko on 103FM, Barak warned of a worsening confrontation with…
The Islamic Republic executed at least 101 people in June alone, bringing the known number of state-sanctioned killings to at least 370 in the first six months of the year, the nonprofit organization Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) reported on Monday.
De-escalation of war in the Middle East has lowered oil prices and eased fears of economic downturn but households are still feeling the pinch
The Turkish president said his country is taking steps to reinforce global peace, Al Jazeera reported.
Hell hath no fury like an Israel scorned.
Beirut, Lebanon – A number of Lebanon’s Christian villages released a statement on Monday, refuting claims by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that they had requested Israeli annexation.
Dos niños de pie en aguas poco profundas con flotadores de espuma, mientras se ven buques de carga y otras embarcaciones en el estrecho de Ormuz, frente a Bandar Abbas, Irán, el martes 30 de junio de 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA vía AP)
Two mountain gazelle fawns were found during a raid in a Palestinian home in the Deheisheh area in the West Bank, Israel Police stated on Tuesday.
The slogan “Queers for Palestine” evokes solidarity with the oppressed.
The site of the only Jewish cemetery in the city of Jabalpur, India is under threat by local 'land mafias' who attempt to take possession of the land.
Former US ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel met President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem on Tuesday, saying afterward that Israel’s security needs, the Arab world’s desire for regional stability, and the Palestinian people’s aspiration for self-determination could be combined in a “historic agreement.”
Five local insurers built marine war-risk pool to address uncertainties over unstable conditions in the Middle East
Five local insurers built marine war-risk pool to address uncertainties over unstable conditions in the Middle East
El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump con el primer ministro israelí Benjamin Netanyahu en el Aeropuerto Internacional Ben Gurion cerca de Tel Aviv, Israel, el 13 de octubre del 2025. (AP foto/Evan Vucci)
Iran called the joint proposal, submitted by the UAE and allied countries to the 187th session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council, as politically motivated and urged the body not to adopt it, according to Iran's Mehr News Agency.
Lebanese officials were not notified that a new round of talks between Lebanon and Israel will be held in Rome, despite Israel’s announcement on Tuesday that negotiations would be held there on July 15 and 16, an informed political source told The National.
Arkia, Israel’s second-largest airline, made history on June 28 when it became the first Israeli airline to charter a flight to Svalbard Airport in the Arctic Circle, the northernmost commercial airport in the world, Arkia Airlines announced.
Mama, a powerful new Israeli drama opening at theaters throughout the country on Thursday, stars one of Israel’s greatest actresses, Evgenia Dodina. She reminds me of Isabelle Huppert, as she is always good, no matter what the part or the movie, and has a commanding, distinctive presence. I’m always happy when I see…
Hundreds of thousands of mourners have gathered in Iran for the funeral ceremonies of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Motorbikes and cars pass through an intersection in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
Police enforcement of Israel’s law prohibiting the purchase of prostitution services has been concentrated in a handful of stations, while recognized victims of trafficking for prostitution have faced residence-visa decisions that at times departed from the Population and Immigration Authority’s procedures, State Co…
Israel still has no national policy or designated government body to coordinate its response to foreign influence campaigns online, nine years after the threat was first identified, outgoing State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman said on Tuesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has just approved more than a dozen new Jewish settlements in the West Bank. But this latest wave of expansion is just the beginning, as different factions within Israel want to push its borders further into Lebanon, Syria, and beyond.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has just approved more than a dozen new Jewish settlements in the West Bank. But this latest wave of expansion is just the beginning, as different factions within Israel want to push its borders further into Lebanon, Syria, and beyond.
The Israeli government’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide has generated mixed reactions in the public sphere around the world and in Armenia itself.
Addressing the issue of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) enlistment into the IDF, Likud MK Ariel Kallner told 103FM on Monday that he doesn't support arresting yeshiva students and that he believes economic sanctions to be a superior option in dealing with the issue.
A soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) interrupted a Knesset House Committee debate Tuesday on the Basic Law: Torah Study bill, blasting lawmakers for "squabbling like a bunch of little girls who were handed microphones."
France is ready to help rebuild Syria's economy and banking sector, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday as he pressed on with a visit to Damascus after two bombs exploded near a hotel where he had been holding meetings.
Stocks fell as freash volatility hit chipmakers after blowout earnings from Samsung Electronics were still not good enough (the company missed some buyside estimates) and left investors wanting even more, and sent its stock tumbling as much as 11%, forcing another 20 minute halt of the Kospi. As of 8:00am ET, S&P fu…
Iran's citizens and armed forces are not “moved by any threats”, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday, as crowds gathered in Qom for a public funeral procession for former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.